A volume of printed tracts on the doctrine of the Trinity, chiefly by dr. John Wallis and the rev. Edmund Elys
A volume of printed tracts on the doctrine of the Trinity, chiefly by dr. John Wallis and the rev. Edmund Elys, 1690-93, with manuscript matter consisting of letters from Elys to Wallis, 1690-93 and 1699, sometimes with drafts of Wallis's replies, also three letters from W. J., 1690-91 (fols. 15, 208, 293), and other notes and corrections (see list of contents at fol. 1). The collection was made by dr. Wallis.
Dates
- Creation: 1690-1699
Extent
1 box
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Eng. th. e. 22, fols. 1-2]
Shelfmark:
MS. Eng. th. e. 22
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 19655
Abstract
A volume of printed tracts on the doctrine of the Trinity, chiefly by dr. John Wallis and the rev. Edmund Elys
Biographical / Historical
Dr. John Wallis (1616-1703) was a mathematician. Reverend Edmund Elys (1633-1708) was a clergyman, poet and writer.
Other Finding Aids
Falconer Madan, et al., A summary catalogue of western manuscripts in the Bodleian Library at Oxford which have not hitherto been catalogued in the Quarto series (7 vols. in 8 [vol. II in 2 parts], Oxford, 1895-1953; reprinted, with corrections in vols. I and VII, Munich, 1980), vol. VI, no. 34467
Immediate Source of Acquisition
James Crossley bought the volume for £13 (!) from Joseph Parkes, and the Bodleian purchased it from messrs. Maggs brothers on Nov. 19, 1909.
Topical
Subject
- Title
- A volume of printed tracts on the doctrine of the Trinity, chiefly by dr. John Wallis and the rev. Edmund Elys
- Status
- Published
- Date
- EAD version 2020 by Alice Whichelow
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
Weston Library
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Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
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